1997 International prize money
Phil Mickelson won the 1997 International on 3 August 1997 and took $306,000. Below is every one of the fourteen cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $3,604 Dicky Pride collected for finishing 64.
Every cheque at the 1997 International
3 August 1997
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 0 | - | $306,000 |
| 2 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 0 | - | $183,600 |
| T5 | Jay Haas | USA | 0 | - | $64,600 |
| T7 | Ernie Els | RSA | 0 | - | $52,983 |
| T7 | Jim Furyk | USA | 0 | - | $52,983 |
| 12 | Davis Love III | USA | 0 | - | $39,100 |
| 13 | Neal Lancaster | USA | 0 | - | $35,700 |
| T18 | Steve Stricker | USA | 0 | - | $23,800 |
| T25 | Tom Lehman | USA | 0 | - | $13,883 |
| T28 | Michael Bradley | USA | 0 | - | $12,070 |
| T28 | Olin Browne | USA | 0 | - | $12,070 |
| T33 | Stewart Cink | USA | 0 | - | $9,605 |
| T39 | Justin Leonard | USA | 0 | - | $6,970 |
| 64 | Dicky Pride | USA | 0 | - | $3,604 |
The top of the ladder
The fourteen cheques paid came to $816,968
The fourteen cheques above come to $816,968 between them. We hold 23 players for the week in all, so nine of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other International years
twelve editions, 1994 to 2006
The 1996 ladder is the edition before this one. The 1998 ladder is the one after, won by Vijay Singh. The International roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 1997 golf year
sixteen other tournaments we hold a 1997 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 1997 was the $470,000 paid at the PGA Championship, won by Davis Love III.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 1997 International?
Phil Mickelson, on 3 August 1997. The win paid $306,000.
How much did the 1997 International pay out?
The fourteen cheques on this page come to $816,968 between them, from $306,000 at the top down to $3,604.
What was the smallest cheque at the 1997 International?
$3,604, which Dicky Pride collected for finishing 64.
How many players were paid at the 1997 International?
fourteen. We hold 23 players for that week in all, so nine of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players by what they have won across their careers. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.